Corset and brassiere



Oct. 16, 1934. w. G. WEBER CORSET AND BRASSIERE Filed Aug. 10, 1933 2 Sheets-Sheefc 2 P b n M3210? Zukber, M m Z v 3 7776% Patented Oct. 16, 1934 'Nr ore-1e E1 Y eons-Er AND BRASSIERE' William'G. .Weber, Aurora, 111;, assignorto Inter-- national CorsetaCompany, Aurora, Illa, a .cor-

porationv of Illinois Application-August), 1933, Serial No. 684,490

3- Claims.

' This invention relates to a combination corseti and-brassiere,a11d the main object of the inventionis to produce a garmentof the character de- M scribed, provided with front lacings for adjusting s the corset and with means whereby the said lacings "are substantially concealed andthe front of'the smooth.

Another. objectv of 'the invention is toproduce a.

combination corset and brassiere in which the "front ofthe brassiere partially overlies the corset front and is free and adjustable relatively, to the front of the corset.

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Fig. if is a plan view ofa combination ,corsetand bra'ssier'e embodying my. invention.

Fig. 2.is a perspective view of the garment on ,the figure of a wearer.

Fig. 3 is a front elevation of part of the corset member of the combination garment.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged transverse sectional view taken on the line 44. of Fig. 3.

In that embodiment of the invention which I have chosen to illustrate in the drawings, the back of the corset and brassiere consists of a lower center panel 10, upper center panel 11, stitched together approximately at the waistline, and side- 9, ,back panels 12, 13, one at each side of and stitched to the center panels --11, and. extending the full length of the garment. Side panels 14 and 15 are stitched longitudinally to the panels 12 and 13, respectively. Small gores 16 of elastic may be 35. inserted, if desired, in the panels 11, 14 and 15.

The front of my combination garment, as embodied in the preferred form, comprises a corset section and a brassiere section, the latter partially overlying the corset. The corset front comprises 4:0 .panels 17, 18, 19 and 20, the upper margins of the panels 17, 18 and 19 being indicated by the dotted line 21 in Fig. 2. Panel 17 is stitched to side panel 15, and panels 17 and 18 are stitched together longitudinally. Panel is stitched to side 5 .panel 14, and panels 19 and 20 are provided with *hooks and eyes 22 for fastening the garment at the side-front of the wearer. The center front panels 18 and 19 are adjustably connected together by lacings 23 laoecl through uniformly spaced eye lets, the eyelets 24 being concealed and the eyelets J21! being exposed. As shown in the enlarged sectional view, Fig. 4, the panels 18 and 19 are provided with eyelet strips 25, 25, each comprising two strips of fabric having their edges inturned .toward each other and stitched together at 26.

Other objects, and advantages will'be apparent One strip25 is stitched to the panel fabric 18' and the other is stitched to the panelfabric 19 by stitches 27. A shield 28 preferably boned at 29is attached to the. panels 18 and 19 to underlie the lacing 23. strips 25. The eyelets 24, extend only through the fabric of which the strips 25 are made, and are concealedv by. the margins or fiapsfil .ofthe panels l8.and.19, butthe pairs of eyelets 24 located at the waistline and 8.1113116- lower part of the abdomen extendthrough the eyeletjstrips 25 and overlying flaps 31. The lacing 23 thus passesthrougheyelets Zebeneath theflaps 31 and through the eye lets2 l over the flaps 31 ofthe panels-18 and 19.

The. cover flaps 31 are thus held down on the eye- 0 let strips 25 without being fastened thereto between the eyelets24. The location of the eyelets 24. is carefully predeterminedto coincide withthe waistline and lower portion of the abdomen of the wearer. of. thegarment, wherethey, are most effective for the purpose stated. The lowermost pair of eyelets 24' and lacing portion 23 have another function which is to provide means for detachably connecting the brassiere to the corset to prevent it from creeping upwardly, as will be explained.

The front of the brassiere consists of a bust covering section 32 made of soft material, and a girdle section preferably made of three pieces 33, 34 and 35 of relatively firm fabric. pieces 33, 34 and 35 are, wider at their upper than at their lower margins and are stitched to and separated by triangular gores 36, 3'? of elastic, disposed with the wider portions of the gores toward the lower edge of the brassiere girdle. ter piece 34 of the girdle is provided with a downward extension or apron 38 having curved margins directed downwardly toward each other and terminating in a narrow end provided with a hook 39. The hook 39 is adapted to engage the lacing,

preferably that portion 23 which extends over the flaps 31 from one eyelet 24. to the opposite eyelet. At one side the brassiere sections 32 and girdle member 33 are stitched to the side panel 15, the lower portion overlying the corset front. At the opposite side the brassiere member 32 and girdle section 35 are provided with hooks for engaging the eyes 10 on the side edge of the panel 14, the hooks extending from the top of the brassiere to a point below the top margin of the sidefront panel 20 of the corset.

Shoulder straps are indicated at 41 and hose supporters at 42.

Heretofore the use of lacings for adjusting corsets and combination garments has met with Boning Sunday be used in the eyelet The The centhe objection that the smoothness of the garments was destroyed. Elastic panels have been substituted for lacings but they lack the positive adjustability required for perfect fitting, and usually undesirable looseness develops after the garment has been worn for a while, due to stretching of the elastic panels. The garment of the present invention overcomes all these objections. The eyelet-concealing flaps 31 and girdle apron 38 provide a smooth covering which gives symmetrical lines to the figure of the wearer. The brassiere front is self-adjusting laterally by means of the elastic gores 36 and 37, and holds the underlying corset top close to the body of the wearer. The brassiere is also adjustable with respect to its vertical position relatively to the corset, being detached at the front, and arranged to be held in adjusted position by the book 39.

Changes may be made in details of construction without departing from the scope of my invention and I do not intend to be limited to the exact form shown and described, except as set forth in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A combination corset and brassiere having a corset member provided at its center front with an opening and with a pair of eyeletted strips and a covering flap overlying each eyeletted strip, spaced apart eyelets in the eyelet strips and eyelets extending through an eyelet strip and a covering flap approximately at the waistline and at the lower part of the abdomen of the wearer, lacings extending through said eyelets in the eyelet strips beneath the flaps, and extending through said other eyelets and over the flaps, for adjustably connecting the corset front sections together, and a brassiere connected to the corset at the back and provided with an apron at its center front overlying said eyeletted strips, flaps and lacings.

2. A combination corset and brassiere having a corset member provided at its center front with an opening and with a pair of eyeletted strips and a covering flap overlying each eyeletted strip, spaced apart eyelets in the eyelet strips and eyelets extending through an eyelet strip and a covering flap approximately at the waistline and at the lower part of the abdomen of the wearer, lacings extending through said eyelets in the eyelet strips beneath the flaps, and extending through said other eyelets and over the flaps, for adjustably connecting the corset front sections together, a brassiere connected to the corset at the back and provided with an apron at its center front overlying said eyeletted strips, flaps and lacings, and means on the lower end of the apron for engaging the lacing approximately opposite the lower part of the abdomen.

3. A combination corset and brassiere having a corset member provided at its center front with an opening and with a pair of eyeletted strips and a covering flap overlying each eyeletted strip, spaced apart eyelets in the eyelet strips and eyelets extending through an eyelet strip and a covering flap approximately at the waistline and at the lower part of the abdomen of the wearer, lacings extending through said eyelets in the eyelet strips beneath the flaps and extending through said other eyelets and over the flaps, for adjustably connecting the corset front sections together, and a brassiere connected to the corset at the back and having a front comprising a bust covering portion and a girdle stitched to the bust covering portion, the girdle comprising three pieces of fabric widest at their upper edges and intermediate elastic pieces widest at the lower edges, stitched together, the girdle being self-adjusting laterally relatively to the corset front and arranged to overlie the upper part of said corset front.

WILLIAM G. WEBER. 

